Paul Pierce scored all 12 of his points in the first half despite missing most of it with a sprained toe and Rajon Rondo had 15 assists as the Boston Celtics closed the regular season with a 87-74 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night.

Pierce returned to the game after going to the locker room with the injuruy. The Celtics said Pierce was not likely to return to Thursday night's game, but he was back on the court late in the second quarter.

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Avery Bradley added 14 points for the Celtics, who were nearly back at full strength in their final tuneup before the playoffs.

Tobias Harris led Milwaukee with 17 points. Jon Leuer added 15 points and Brandon Jennings scored 12 for the Bucks, who were 28-28 on April 7 but never could return to .500, finishing the season at 31-35 with two straight losses.